The Haryana government on Thursday said it has approved an incentive of Rs 2,400 per acre for farmers growing maize in the state and Rs 3,600 per acre for those growing pulses. State chief secretary Sanjeev Kaushal approved the two packages, which will give a boost to oilseeds and pulses crops in the state. Apart from this, Rs 38.50 crore has also been approved for crop diversification. The chief secretary said that schemes for crop diversification would be implemented on 50,000 acres of land to promote crops, including maize and pulses, in 10 districts. He said that crop rotation will help in preventing exploitation of ground water and improve soil health. Kaushal was speaking at a meeting of the State Level Approval Committee under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana. Projects worth Rs 159 crore were approved in the meeting.